sportygirl Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 I was reading up to refresh my self on cardiac problems and my book said failure to get blood throughout the body or to provide nutrients and remove wastes can cause serious conditions and even death. What kind of conditions? It's not COPD is it? I don't think it is CHF. I am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Inadequate perfusion?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firedoc5 Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Inadequate perfusion?? Shock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptemt Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 Shock Shock breeds shock. Without oxygen delivery to the cells and CO2 being removed, they go from aerobic to anaerobic metabolism resulting in lactic acid build up. The sodium/potassium pump fails leading to potassium moving out of the cell and sodium moving in. Excess sodium in the cell leads to cellular swelling and lysing of the cell. Potassium moving out leads to hyperkalemia and cardiac dysrhythmias. As I recall anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamaith Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 if no or inadequate blood is circulating may be harmful for the organs / brain. maybe chf because that is a condition of excess fluid in the lungs because of inadequate pumping of the heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sportygirl Posted July 12, 2008 Author Share Posted July 12, 2008 ptemt wrote The sodium/potassium pump fails leading to potassium moving out of the cell and sodium moving in. Excess sodium in the cell leads to cellular swelling and lysing of the cell. Potassium moving out leads to hyperkalemia and cardiac dysrhythmias. What is hyperkalemia? What kind of dysrhythmias? I have heard of things like SVA, and stuff like PVC do you mean things like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPINFV Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 if no or inadequate blood is circulating may be harmful for the organs / brain. maybe chf because that is a condition of excess fluid in the lungs because of inadequate pumping of the heart. Negative ghost rider. CHF is when the ejection fraction of the heart drops on one side. Normally the right ventricle and the left ventricle pump the same volume of blood over the same period (there are small variances over time, but it averages out. The big difference between the two sides in a normal adult is pressure), but if one side isn't pumping the same amount of blood as the other, the blood backs up into the veins increasing venous pressure. This increase in venous pressure can drive fluid out of the capillaries in the lungs at a greater than normal rate and it's this movement of fluid that leads to pulmonary edema ("fluid in the lungs") in patients with left sided heart failure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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